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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10
oct-I3 a
GALE OF LAND,

BY virtue OF power vested In me by
the last will Of William VI Hight. ds>
ceased, / will, on Monday, the l4th day
Of Move mber, 1887. sell at public auo-
tiop 10 the highest bidder, at the court
house door, in Henderson, n, G., the
real estate belonging TO the estate of
VIM. II. Hight, deceased. Said real
estate consisting OF one tract OF land, sd-
Joining the lands OF n. ID. Edwards, J.
III. La<siter hnd others. in Vance county,
near Bear Pond" containing 13i acres
more or less. Also one other tract Sit
uats in said county and State. near
Dukes store, adjoining the lands Of p.
B. Hawkins, r. J. GIL and others, con-
tanning 10 acres. ID. II. Gill will take
pleasure Ia showing the shove land -
parties desiring TO purchase.
Terms OF saloons third cash, balaacs
on credit OF one and two years, secured
with per cert. interest.
shtli on Tuesday. 18th November,
1887. on the premises OF said WIN u.
Hight, deceased, sell At public auction.
for cash, the personal property Of said
WIN. VI. Hight, deceased. This. 9Th day
| oEOctobe-, 1-sT. X. +. GILL.
oct. Is 40. Executor.
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The Future of Henderson.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF While shut in by
illclemency of the weather without, will
write few thoughts for your paper. If
not suicidal to our best interests Hender-
son is bound to make rapid strides in her
future progress. Two powerful syndicates,
with abundant capital, are looking to her
as a point to which their attention and
their energies should be directed. Hen
derson's freight is becoming an object to
which competing lines are looking, and in
the near future Oxford will cease to be the
terminus of the short line between here
and that point. Soon we shall not hear
the cry " the Oxford train is coming" but
the blow of the Richmond train, instead,
will tell that the snorting iron horse is ap-
preaching, pouring the treasures of the
metropolis of sister State in our midst.
Oxford has contributed literally for the
railroad facilities she has enjoyed, and she
has been greatly benefited. The o. & ii.
road has contributed much to her growth.
First she voted $4,000 in 6 per cent. bonds,
and added about $40 900 more in money as
gift to the builders of the road. She
thus got the privilege of paying from II to
derson to Oxford. distance, direct. of
only ten miles. To extricate herself from
her unpleasant situation she has Saddled
herself with an interest hearing debt of
nearly $50, 900, giving Henderson the ter
minus of the road she contributed so much
w
fit from the Richmond line in the way of
cheaper freights, &C., Henderson as the
terminus will derive more, as she may Sc
lect any route her interests may dictate.
What thinking HenderSOnite is not proud
to think of the future of the place with
such concentrating influences and appli-
ances in operation to build her up? With
increasing railroad facilities, and the in
creasing value of real estate in our thriv-
| ing town, the minds of inquiring capital
lists will be directed to her as the proper
place to make lucrative investments. As
Macaulay said of England's prosperity
| in the days of reformation You could
almost see her rise AS sure as effect Is
the result Of work, will Henderson arise
in her strength with an abiding and sub
stantial progress. Like the majestic oak
shooting deep its roots, and lifting high its
spreading branches laden with the fruits of
summer, firmly planted on her broad basis
! of prosperity and advancement, she Will
welcome, and throw her arms of protec-
! ton around all good citizens that may wish
to come within her embrace. With an en-
ergetic people doing their duty nobly, look.
ing to their interests, there is no reason why
Henderson should not be what she should
be. X.
The largest stock of harness. saddles,
whips, etc, in town all fresh stock and So
cheap at
Oct-13a f. AsHBY WATKINS.
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RETURNS TO His OLD LovE.-IIis many
friends will be pleased to know that Mr..
John r. Patterson has returned to Hen
derson and is again with Mr.. A. r. Anglea.
Mr. Patterson is popular gentleman and
a good salesman, and place even so
favOrably known as Anglea's shoe and hat
store is to be congratulated upon again
securing his services, while Mr., Patterson
is fortunate in having SO good a house to
work for. He invites his friends to call
and see him when in need of anything in
his line, promising frst-class goods at
lowest figures always. A nice line Of new
goods just in from which to make your
selections
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Valuable Farm for Sale /!

offer for sale valuable avn situated
near the town of Henderson,. aud cons
tanning one hundred and sixty (IGOI
acres. Land finely adapted to yellow
tobaeco. corn, cotton, grains, grsses, &c
An excellent chance for god and safe
investment Will lie sold on reasonable
terms. Apply tn
A. c. II )LLICOFFER.
ATTORNEY,
oct-l3a Henderson, =. G..
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice !

Having qualified as administratrix OF
the estate of BENZ Wyche, deceased, all
persons having claims against said de.
cedent are hereby notified tn present
them 10 me within IL months from date
hereof or this notice will be pleaded In
bar of their recovery; all persons in~
debted to said decedent must make inn
mediate payment. This, 9th day of NJ
ven Der, 1887.
+. b. WYCHE,
Administrative Of Benz. Wyche decd.
Nov l0-6o
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The store room In the Rurwell build
ing row occupied by NJ. Elkan. Is offered
for rent for next year. Possession given
January ist. Large and elegant room.
we'll fitted up and lighted with gas. For
terms, &c, Apply to
oct. ga o. g. EURWELL.
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A COOP IDEA.-The President Rev. j.
NJ. Rhodes, requests the friends of Hender-
son Female College who may feel an in
terest in the matter and can do so, to bring
from one to half dozen shade trees dnr-
ing this month to put out in the campus.
In this way each friend of the Institution
can make to himself monument, so to
speak. Mr.. Rhodes will have them set out
or persons bringing them can do so if they
choose. This is a good idea, and if the
friends of the college will interest them
selves little it will not be long before
the premises are beautified by shade trees
and the surroundings made more attractive
still
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THE WELDON FAIR-The Weldon Fair
last week was pronounced success in every
way. The weather was all that could have
been desired, the exhibits in the various de-
partments were pronounced to be up to the
standard, and the attendance was very good,
large crowd being present on Thursday.
Gov. Lee of Virginia was there on Friday
and made a speech. The management de-
serves credit for the very gratifying success
that crowned their efforts in making the
Weldon Fair this year what it always has
heen-one Of the oest in the State.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

wOur friends throughout the country
v;iI confer faver By furnishing US with
INV news of local OF general interest that
may occur in their respective neighbor-
Persons calling OF Or writing to adver-
.isers Will please mention the GOLD LEAF.
Nv so doing you will greatly obllge us,
t1hiIe II will cost YOU nothing.
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CoNPLIMESTARY.-Our good friend DR..
Geo E. Matthews, of Ringwood, erstwhile
oar esteemed correspondent from that sec
ton, writing to the Nashville Courier,
makes the following kind and compli-
mentary allusion to the GOLD LEAFS pro-
posed industrial issue. He says:
The GOLD LEAF has done a great work
for Henderson, and | am pleased TO note
that it will soon send out a mammoth il
Illustrated edition that will have further
tendency to bring that growing town into
notice. Surely the work such paper does
for the business men of place should he
heartily appreciated and literally sustain
ed. The editor of the GOLD LEAF Is an ener-
getic. go-ahead, pushing gentleman and de-
serves we'll of his patrons and especially
the people of Henderson and Vance county,
and l have no doubt but his efforts will be
sustained and upheld by those for whom he
has labored So necessarily in season and
out of season.
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Work CONFERENCE.-THE has been be-
gun on the new freight and passenger
depot of the Richmond & Danville Rail-
road company at this place. 1t is to be a
large and elegant building in every way
adequate to the purposes of the company,
which will do a heavy business as soon as
direct communication is had with Rich
mond via Oxford, GAINESVILLE and Keys
Vile No railroad connection would set
our town further ahead than this. Verify,
new era of prosperity is dawning upon
Henderson. There is no mistaking this
fact.
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OUR MAN ON THE OUTSIDE.
CHIPS FROM A. HATCHETT.

Mr. A. R. Angela, orr popular shoe mer-
chant, is to be congratu lated for having
secured the services of the urbane end
wholesouled Jno. r. Patterson. Jack left
here in the spring, has made a crop OF to-
bacco, sold it for high prices, and now
smiles across Anglea's counter to his many
friends, male and female, who gladly
welcome him back.
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OUR TOBACCO MARKET.-The Hender-
son tobacco market is fairly booming.
zoe, 900 pounds of tobacco looks like a
pretty big weeks work, but that is the
amount sold upon our warehouse floors
last week-the books show it. Mr.. W. E.
Gary one of our largest buyers, and withal
most even tempered, conservative gentle
man, says nothing like it has ever been
seen in Henderson before.
With all our warehouse capacity-fve
large houses-and perhaps more and larger
prizeries than any other market in the
State-we have over 40 independent of the
cellars and prize rooms under the ware
houses-our warehousemen and buyers
have to bestir themselves from "dewy
morn till dusky eve" to handle all the TO-
bacco that is now being sold here. But
they do it, and continue to pay highest
prices for all grades of the weed. There
is no estimating the working force there is
pent up in the average Henderson tobacco
dealer.
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MARRIED-In Tabernacle church, near
Townsville, Oh Move n5er 2, at ~ o'clock
m, by Rev. 5. 2. J. Harris, Mr.. w. Craw-
ford Fleming of Warren county. N. G., 70
Miss Lucy T. Wilson of Meckienburg
county. Va. UNCLE NICK:
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A RELIC OF THE WAR.-A gentleman in
Henderson has in his possession piece of
property that belonged to a,Union soldier,
which he desires to restore to its owner. or
any of his relatives, if amy can be found.
1t is small silver badge, in the shape of
shield, with the inscription u. B. Hol-
den, Co. q, 4Oth Massachusetts,. The
gentleman who has the badge now is of the
opinion that it was picked up on the field
after the battle of Cold Han Dor, in 1864, a
friend of his having found it and sent it
home. If the owner or any of his relatives
are living the GOLD LEAF will be glad to
return this little memento of the times
that tried mems souls" to them. After the
lapse of twenty-three years, when "grim
visaged war" no longer stalks abroad over
the land and the white wings of peace once
more overspread united people, we are
DESTROYS of performing this friendly act as
an earnest of our regard for the soldier
who wore the Blue
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z. Ashby Watkins has frst-class work
man and is now ready to do all kinds of
harness making and repairing. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Oct-l3 a.
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P0rS Sale.

A good 10-horse power engine, CON-
plete Will he sold OH reasonable terms.
Apply To l.. &. ZoLLIcoFFER,
sept "a Attorney,
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DERsoN TOBACCO CIRCLES
he kindness of Mr.. A. w. Schaum, the
very efficient and accommodating Secretary
of the Henderson Tobacco Board of Trade,
the GOLD LEAF is enabled TO lay before its
readers the transactions of this market
sales and shipments-for the year ending
October lst, 1887. There were sold upon
our warehouse floors from Oct. LIST, 1886 to
Oct. 1st, 1887, $500, $50 pounds of tobacco,
an increase of 70l 300 pounds over the sales
Of 1886, the amount sold last year being
S,l01.521. Our work this year shows a
very healthy growth when the short crop of
1886 is taken into consideration, and sales
would have reached considerably over ten
millions had the crop been full one.
The railroad books show that We shipped
during the same period 1901 ,034 pounds,
leaving l,741, 796 pounds in the hands of
dealers here Oct. LIST. Mr.. Sehaum made a
canvass among them and ascertained the
exact amount each one had on hand at that
time, and in his report to the Board of Trade
made full exhibit of the years transac-
tions in detail.
THE MIKADo STRENGTHENING Of the
kind yet given in our town has been of
more creditable and enjoyable nature than
the Mikado Supper given by the ladies of
the Episcopal church at Burwell Hall last
evening. The attendance was large, the
supper excellent, and the stage perform
ance in the highest degree creditable to the
ladies and gentlemen who took part in it
as it was enjoyable to those who witnessed
it. This consisted of selections from the
opera, rendered with most pleasing effect,
the performers being costumed after the
japanese fashion. This feature had been
gotten up within few days, with but lit
tie rehearsing, the ladies concluding that
it might be introduced (thrOwn in) with
good effect, almost at the last moment.
And they reckoned we'll.
Time and space forbid more lengthy
notice. Suffice to say the Mikado Supper
was most agreeable success, and those
waiter girls to the management-the dOz-
ems of splendid women who as one gave of
their time and means toward getting up
and making the entertainment what it was
deserve great credit for the very crafty
ing result of their labors. The GOLD LEAF
cougratulates them upon their success,
which was indeed richly merited.
-.~4sb>.
FREE.-To any one living i'm the country
who will send me the names and P. o. adj
dress of 10 persons who own land, will
send free nice Roll Gold Plated Collar
| Button, either Ladies or Gents size.
| Send in the names as soon as possible, AS
this offer is only good for 80 days. Address
E.. HIGHT,
| Hende rsOn n e..
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Sash, Blinds,
DOORS, SHINGLES AND LATHS.
SOLD vERYcHEAP En-
JOHN B. WATKINS,
sept. 29-6 |. Henderson, n. G..
HENDERSON TOBACCO MARKET.

Corrected weekly by ID. Y Cooper, Propri-
etor of COoPER's WAREHoUsE.
HENDERSON, n. e., November 9, 1887.
dark or green % "a 4
Common To medium 4 ta 4
Medium to good Ga
Good to fine 10 "a IL
Smokers-Common IA &
Common to medium ) "a q
Medium to good san
Good to fine 10 "a Is
to medium 13 "a I6
Medium to good IL %
Good to fine % IA -
Wrappers-Common l5Gls
Common 10 medium Is "a 20
Medium to good 30 a 40
Good to fine 40 "a AZ
Fine to fancy 60 tl as
REMARKs-The above quotations do not
give outside or fancy fgures-strictly fine
bringing above any price stated. The mar
ket is particularly strong on goo,i smokers
and cutters, with some Improvement also
III mahogany wrappers and colory file 5.
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THEY INVITE YOUR TRADE We
take pleasure in calling attention to the new
advertisement of Hewlett & Manning,
wholesale aud retail dealers in liquors, CT
gars, &c. No 8 Bank street, Norfolk, Va,
to be found in this issue of the GOLD
LEAE, assured that all orders given thom
will be promptly attended to. The firm is
compose of well known and experienced
business men. the junior member, Mr. Man.
ming, being Tar Heel boy, native of Hert-
ford county, and for Is years with the large
commission house of Vaughan & Barnes.
They carry a complete stock of everything
in their line and handle only good and re-
liable goods. Favor them with an order.
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DURHAM & HENDERSON RAILRoAD-The
contract has been let for building the Dur
ham & Henderson Railroad, OF twenty-five
miles of it at Ieast-twelye miles from
Durham this way, and ten miles from
Henderson out-MeSsrS. 2. Linehan & Co,
taking both contracts. Work has been
commenced at Durham and the whcelbar-
rows are here ready for operation at this
end. Mr.. John II. Winder who is the
"Conspany" of the firm. is here to take
charge of the work, which is sufficient
guarantee that it will be we'll performed
and pushed with all possible expedition. He
wants to employ large force of hands at
once and good wages will be paid. This
is good news for Henderson. With two
more railroads pushing rapidly toward this
point, with bright prospects of another one
from Danville, Va.-the future of our
town looks bright indeed.
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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR YOUNG
MEN,

Appointed by the International Conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian
Association, to be Held from Novem-
Der 18th to 10Th.
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ORDER OF SALES.

We give the order of tobacco sales as
furnished US by the sales committee, which
includes FIVE warehouses, while we only
have four in operation as yet. This will
perhaps bother parties selling here tn
some extent until the new house, the Wat
kins, is completed If you will remember
this. YOU can tell where sales will be.
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FOR RENT.

A new Tobacco Warehouse 5Ox220 feet
Good location, good lights, good stalls.
Apply to j. b. WATKINS.
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VERY ENJOYABLE very pleasant
event was the gathering at the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E G. Davis Monday
evening of a number of their friends, mar
ried and single. The time was most agreea-
bly, spent in social converse interspersed
with sweetest music by some of H'enderson's
most accomplished musicians and vocalists.
A most enjoyable feature of the evenings
entertainment was the reading of Mrs.
Waddell, who. was kind enough to both
amuse and entertain us with number OF
selections which were rendered with pleas
ing effect. AS guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis,
graceful and charming dispensers of the
most cordial hospitality, the occasion could
not have been otherwise than highly en-
joyable to all present. Cake and wine were
served.
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SPECIAL BARGAINS.

SPECIAL BARGAINS.
FOR THE NEXT 50 DAYS,
1 offer special prices on new
TwO-HORSE WAGONS,
much lower than ever before sold at, to
CLOSE OUT.
oct. 81. Hi. BURwELL.
When YOU want nice set of harness
made to order, come at once to
Oct-13a L. AsHBY WATKINS.
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ERROR.

Last week, under the head Of Some
Potato" we inadvertently had diameter
for circumference. and made said potato
too big. We make the correction because
we have no wish TO infringe on the rights
Of our brothers Of the press who are given
to marvellous writings.
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Mr.. w. J. Barto. of the New York
home office of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, is in town aiding Mr.. j. r.
Young, the local agent here, in more
fully presenting the claims of his eompa-
ny. The Equitable is enc of the strongest
and safest life insurance companies ii ex-
fstence. and its plans and special features
must commend it when once understood.
Mr. Barto will be in our town some days.
his home by sickness. Henderson's oldest
merchant, and a conspicuous and familiar
parsonage in commercial circles, and with
al one of our most popular and energetic
citizens. he is missed from his accustomed
place of business though he absents him
self only for short while. The GOLD LEAF
hopes Mr.. Lassiter MAY soon be we'll and
looking after his extensive trade and other
interests again.
The tobacco sales on Wednesday of last
week were the heaviest of the season.
Cooper had as much as he had on his big
opening day, Harris, Gooch & Co. had
more, and the other houses were all full.
At one house they did not sell at all that
day-couldnt get around. The sales have
been good since. No market in the State
has ever handled so much tobacco in SO
short time as has changed hands here in
the past ten days.
The Rocky Mount Fair comes off next
week. 1t will pay our tobacco men to be
on hand or have representatives there to
look after their interests in that section.
And besides this they should contribute
towards making the fair a success by send
ing something for exhibition. Our interests
are closely allied with the people of Nash
and that part of Edgecombe, and we could
cultivate the field still more by a little
effort on our part. Let US do it. The trade
of that section is richly worth securing.
DR.. Willis Lewis, an intelligent, Guilt
waited gentleman of the old school,
formerly successful and well-to-do far
mer and physician of Granville county,
but who for several years has been prac-
ticing his profession in Petersburg, Va,
has come to Henderson to live. DR.. Lewis
has many friends and acquaintances in this
section, besides three children living in
the town, and while he notices many
changes and improvements, does not feel
altogether that lie is in new land among
strangers.
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kins, is completed Ii you Will remember
this, you can tell where sales will be.
Last week Henderson sold more tobacco
in the same number Of days than ever be-
fore in her history, the sales for the six
days nearly approx mating seven hundred
thousand pounds. half million Of which
was sold in four days. 1t is to the credit of
our market, that under such heavy receipts.
prices so far from falling of any, were bet
ter than for several weeks past. The char
acter of the breaks, however, while coIory.
shows cenclusively this crop is not going to
pan out as good as was expected at the
beginning Of the season Our neighboring
markets, Oxford and Raleigh, had improved
receipts and active markets.
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The largest stock of harness. saddles,
whips, etc, in town ; all fresh stock and 50
cheap at
Oct-13a E. AsHBY WATKINS.
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PERsoNAL.-Under the heading Score
one more for the GOLD LEAF and Hender-
son." the Southern Tobacco ,Joatrna! Of last
week copies what we sad about the tobac-
co storage house to be built here, and says:
The Henderson GOLD LEAF is a credit to
that pushy town, and is doing noble work
1t pushes one enterprise through after an
other, aided by the responsive purses of
Henderson'S liberal hearted citizens.
Do not give us more credit than we are
entitled to, Brother Harran. To the en-
terprising and public-spirited citizens of
Henderson the praise belongs for all the
''pushy'' airs that the town puts on. With
out their cooperation and support the GOLD
LEAF could accomplish nothing.
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FREE-To any one living in the country
who will send me the names and P. o. adj
dress of 10 persons who own land, will
send free a nice Roll Gold Plated Collar
Button, either Ladies' or Gents size.
Send in the names AS soon as possible, as
this offer is only good for 80 days. Address
EE HIGHT,
Henderson, N e.